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HAWTHORN premiership captain Luke Hodge is off the free-agent market after signing a contract extension that will tie him to the Hawks until the end of 2015.
Hodge signed a contract in April for next season but had to achieve certain goals to trigger an extra season.
The 29-year-old played 23 games this year, missing only one with a broken thumb that required surgery, and finished fifth in the club's best-and-fairest.
Speaking from Hawthorn's altitude training camp in South Africa, Hodge said he had wanted to see how his body handled this year after a disappointing 2012 when injuries limited him to 10 games.
"I guess the query after 2012 was just how was the body going to hold up and then after this season, we are all confident the body has still got a few years left in it," he said.
"When you are in your late 20s and getting close to 30 and you have injuries, there is always a question mark over your durability and how long you can go for, but I got through the last pre-season OK and only missed that one game with a broken thumb.
"The body backed up pretty well."
Hodge is keen to continue as captain, a job he has held since taking over from Sam Mitchell in 2011.
"I think last season, and not only that we won the premiership, was probably as enjoyable a year as I've had," he said.
"You learn so much every year you do it.
"The first year you want to impress everyone and you probably overdo it and you try to take on everything yourself and then, as you get more comfortable in the role, you learn how to delegate and you give more responsibility to the other leaders around you.
"I really enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to doing it again."
The Hawks were on Tuesday facing their second full day of training at the famed Royal Bafokeng Sport Campus after arriving there earlier this week. They return to Australia late next week.
"It's impressive and England used it to prepare for the World Cup in 2010," Hodge said.
"It has great facilities and we are here for a fairly vigorous training campand. Our fitness guy Jacky Russell has got a lot planned for us over the next seven to ten days."
And Hodge said the players will enjoy what South Africa has to offer, including safaris, but they all know they are overseas for an intense training camp.
Hodge has been impressed with the club's new recruits, including former St Kilda ruckman Ben McEvoy who the Hawk skipper says has been impressive since the day first walked into his new home at Waverley Park only a few weeks ago.
"Obviously he was touted very highly at St Kilda and you can see why the minute he walked into the footy club," he said.
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